BA.5 becomes dominant COVID-19 variant in Germany


  • World
  • Saturday, 25 Jun 2022

BERLIN, June 24 (Xinhua) -- The Omicron sub-lineage BA.5 became the dominant COVID-19 variant in Germany, accounting for around half of infections, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases.

"The strong increase in share of this variant has continued together with BA.4 and BA.2.12.1," the RKI said in its weekly report on Thursday. With the increasing spread of these more contagious variants, a "rebound in infection numbers" was also been observed.

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